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The Library Beacon
St. Paul Public Library
Volume III MARCH, 1931 Number 3
BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
y Jr n "\HEN you are invited to a dinner with a large group of
(f)J j> J friends or to a banquet, do you ever think, as you enjoy
^^ ^^i~/ your meal, of the work that had to be done beforehand to
supply the delicious repast there before you? Weeks before, perhaps, the menu had to be chosen, remembering that some like
soup—some don't—that some cannot eat meat, that others cannot eat
vegetables, some cannot drink tea, others must have coffee, and others
demand milk, while some even refuse ice cream! Yet something must
be provided for every taste. What a problem!
Then the purchasing of such supplies is a large order, for prices must
be obtained and values determined. After purchasing, the food must
be cooked and prepared for serving—a huge task. The table service
must be as deft as possible. After the banquet, everything must be
cleared away, dishes washed, silver sorted��

The Library Beacon
St. Paul Public Library
Volume III MARCH, 1931 Number 3
BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
y Jr n "\HEN you are invited to a dinner with a large group of
(f)J j> J friends or to a banquet, do you ever think, as you enjoy
^^ ^^i~/ your meal, of the work that had to be done beforehand to
supply the delicious repast there before you? Weeks before, perhaps, the menu had to be chosen, remembering that some like
soup—some don't—that some cannot eat meat, that others cannot eat
vegetables, some cannot drink tea, others must have coffee, and others
demand milk, while some even refuse ice cream! Yet something must
be provided for every taste. What a problem!
Then the purchasing of such supplies is a large order, for prices must
be obtained and values determined. After purchasing, the food must
be cooked and prepared for serving—a huge task. The table service
must be as deft as possible. After the banquet, everything must be
cleared away, dishes washed, silver sorted��